Sky-high in Houston

1of3Houston Texans' DeAndre Hopkins (10) is lifted by teammate Chris Myers after scoring the winning touchdown against the Tennessee Titans during overtime of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press

2of3First-round draft pick DeAndre Hopkins has been the perfect complement to Andre Johnson.

“That's my mindset and that's what Andre's telling me: 'Don't try to shadow yourself when you know you can be better,'” Hopkins said.

After two games and two come-from-behind Texans victories, the overall pick of this year's NFL draft can mention Johnson and himself in the same sentence and the statement initially rings true.

Hopkins paired with Johnson and teamed with quarterback Matt Schaub to guide the Texans to a thrilling season-opening rally at San Diego on Monday. Six days later, Johnson was in the locker room dealing with a concussion, and the Texans' wide receiver of the future was consistently linking up with Schaub to push a team eyeing its first Super Bowl appearance to a 30-24 overtime victory over the Tennessee Titans at Reliant Stadium.

“Unbelievable. I can't say enough about it,” Texans tight end Owen Daniels said. “The young kid is coming into his own.”

With Johnson out after being shaken up in the fourth quarter, Hopkins reached above Jason McCourty and pulled in the pass from Schaub for the 3-yard TD that was the difference.

Coach Gary Kubiak said Johnson was being evaluated for a concussion.

“We survived today because of some great heroics and plays by him,” Kubiak said of Hopkins.

When Hopkins saw the coverage on the game-winning TD, he couldn't wait for Schaub to snap the ball.

“Anytime I see a one-on-one that's a wide receiver's dream,” he said. “He put it in the perfect position for me to go up and catch it. We practice that basically every day and practice makes perfect.”

The Texans (2-0) needed a franchise-record 21-point comeback to win their opener at San Diego 31-28.

On Sunday, they charged back from an eight-point, fourth-quarter deficit against the Titans (1-1).

“It's just great character for us to find a way to win two weeks in a row like that,” Kubiak said.

Arian Foster's 1-yard touchdown and 2-point conversion tied it at 24 with less than 2 minutes left.

Houston forced a punt and got within field-goal range after that. But Texas A&M product Randy Bullock's 46-yard field goal attempt bounced off the left upright to force overtime. It was his third miss of the day.

The Titans were disappointed they let this one get away.

“We've got to close games out,” said Tennessee safety Bernard Pollard, a former Texan. “We have to be more disciplined for a full 60 minutes.”

Hopkins finished with seven receptions for 117 yards. Schaub threw for 298 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Jake Locker threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and Chris Johnson ran for 96 yards for Tennessee.

Houston's Brian Cushing had 11 tackles and two sacks, and J.J. Watt added a pair of sacks.

Johnson got the Texans to the 2-yard line with a 21-yard catch to set up Foster's score. The play was first ruled an incomplete pass, but Kubiak challenged and the call was overturned. Johnson was shaken up on the play after a hit by Pollard and did not return.